Hi everyone! My apologies for not posting latley. But I am happy to finally have some time to catch up and share what has been going on recently.  I am currently enrolled in a dietetic internship! Finally!  It has been keeping me so busy but I am more than blessed to have gotten to this point.  I was accepted into The Be Well Solutions Distance Dietetic Internship.  I am loving it so far.  The program is fairly new and there is only 11 interns.  I definitley feel like this program was a perfect fit for me.  This program has an emphasis on Health Promotion and Corporate Wellness, two areas that I have great interest in.

For those of you who are not familiar with the dietetics field, getting accepted into a dietetic internship is extremely competetive, with only a 49% acceptance rate every year.  Applying is a long, and stressful process.  In order to become a registered dietitian, you have to go through the internship process.  I was accepted into an internship the second time I applied.  I firmly believe that I was accepted the second time I applied because I made smarter decisions during the application process.  After I graduated with my Bachelor’s in May 2016, I decided to obtain valuable work experience for a little over a year, figure out what I actually wanted to do with my career by finding a specific focus, obtain my ACSM CPT, and research dietetic internship programs that I felt were realisitic for me to get accepted into.  I knew the distance route was better for me because unfortuantley these internships are unpaid.  Moving out of state was unrealistic financially.  During my senior year I applied to a lot of the dietetic internships in the MA area, but sadly, these programs are super competitive.  Looking back, by limiting my options I can see why I did not get into any internships.

It was harder and even more emotional for me.  Throughout college, I was told that my chances of ever getting into an internship were very slim.  It hit me hard.  But I hit back even harder. I proved these people wrong.  And there is nothing sweeter than that victory.

They say everything happens for a reason, but everything eventually falls into place.  It did for me.  I am happy and content with where I am today.  It was not easy, but what is! As long as you get to where you want to be, that is all that matters.  I am advancing in my career and I know God has plans for my life.  I came back stronger and I know there are bigger things beyond what I can even imagine lying ahead for me.  I hope the same for all of you.

My goal after completion of my internship and passing my RD Exam is further my education and get my Master’s in Exercise and Sport’s Nutrition.  I intend to utilize both my Master’s education, my CPT, and Registered Dietitian licensure to become a Sports Dietitian with my own private wellness facility, focused on providing counseling for both individuals and groups on optimal nutrition for performance and health.

Get those gains!